PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tandi Barsolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod comes into the arena with Princes Of The Universe blaring out of the sound system. Connor MacLeod has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

MacLeod
vs
Barsolo

180 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

150 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tandi Barsolo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barsolo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacLeod connects with a body shot that sends Barsolo's belly button to the back.

MacLeod moves into the clinch.
Barsolo misses with a knee to the head.
Barsolo blocking some punches.
Barsolo blocks an uppercut.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barsolo misses with an elbow strike.
MacLeod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacLeod can't break the clinch.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacLeod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barsolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
MacLeod has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MacLeod is trying to break the clinch but Barsolo has him pressed against the cage.
Barsolo working MacLeod over with knees to the body.
MacLeod pushes Barsolo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

MacLeod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barsolo misses with a double jab
and MacLeod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod takes a swing at Barsolo's ribcage but misses.
Barsolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Barsolo.
Barsolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacLeod.
A swing and a miss from MacLeod.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Good exchange - Barsolo coming out on top.
Nice cross by MacLeod.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barsolo misses with a double jab
and MacLeod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

MacLeod takes the fight into the clinch.
MacLeod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barsolo backwards.
Barsolo missing with knees to the body.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacLeod swings wildly with an uppercut but Barsolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacLeod lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacLeod tries to circle away but Barsolo has him pinned against the cage.
MacLeod dodges an elbow strike from Barsolo.
Barsolo misses with an elbow over the top.
MacLeod avoids the elbow strike from Barsolo, against the cage.
MacLeod avoiding damage as Barsolo throws knees to the body.
Barsolo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MacLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barsolo backwards.
Barsolo throws an elbow but it misses.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Barsolo.
A shot in the inside from MacLeod.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barsolo.
MacLeod lands a right hand.
Barsolo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barsolo is trying to drag MacLeod to the mat but MacLeod just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barsolo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacLeod avoids it.
Barsolo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
MacLeod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barsolo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MacLeod misses with the head strike.
MacLeod lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsolo tries to land a knee to the head but MacLeod blocks with his arms.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barsolo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
MacLeod avoids a wild elbow strike from Barsolo.

MacLeod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor MacLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut
and Barsolo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A cross from MacLeod lands.
Barsolo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from MacLeod misses.
Barsolo slips a straight right by MacLeod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor MacLeod dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barsolo swings widly with a right hand
and MacLeod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by MacLeod as he connects with a hook.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Barsolo is just out of range.
MacLeod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Barsolo gets tackled into the cage by MacLeod. MacLeod maintains the clinch.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
MacLeod blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barsolo just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacLeod's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Barsolo.
MacLeod avoiding damage as Barsolo throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barsolo.
MacLeod is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Barsolo.
MacLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacLeod misses with some punches.
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
MacLeod misses with a punch on the inside.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacLeod dodges an elbow strike from Barsolo.
MacLeod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barsolo backwards.
MacLeod blocks an elbow strike from Barsolo.
Barsolo missing with knees to the body.
MacLeod lands a hook that snaps the head of Barsolo backwards.
Barsolo lands a nice elbow.
A short right from MacLeod on the inside.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Barsolo.
Barsolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacLeod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barsolo backwards.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod lands with a right to the head.
MacLeod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barsolo backwards.

Barsolo is rocked!
MacLeod avoiding damage as Barsolo throws knees to the body.
Barsolo is still on wobbly legs! Can MacLeod finish him?
A head punch on the inside from MacLeod fails to land.
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Barsolo.
Barsolo seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Barsolo.
Barsolo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MacLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barsolos head.
Barsolo throws an elbow that misses.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
Barsolo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barsolo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barsolo misses with an elbow strike.
MacLeod misses with a punch on the inside.
MacLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from MacLeod on the inside.
Barsolo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MacLeod has a couple of punches blocked by Barsolo.
Barsolo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacLeod is defending well for now.
Barsolo is breathing heavily.
MacLeod avoids the elbow strike from Barsolo, against the cage.
Barsolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barsolo misses with an elbow over the top.
Barsolo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacLeod is defending well for now.
Barsolo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
MacLeod avoids the elbow strike from Barsolo, against the cage.
MacLeod lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacLeod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacLeod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barsolo backwards.
MacLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.

MacLeod breaks the clinch.
Barsolo staying out of range there.
MacLeod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barsolo throws a combination that misses
and Barsolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barsolo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! MacLeod gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor MacLeod!